Edward Akufo-Addo
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Edward Akufo-Addo | |
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| Fael:Akufo Addo.jpg Edward Akufo-Addo | |
| 4th President of Ghana | |
| In office 31 August 1970 – 13 January 1972 | |
| Prime Minister | Kofi Abrefa Busia |
| Preceded by | Nii Amaa Ollennu (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Ignatius Kutu Acheampong (as Head of State) |
| 3rd Chief Justice of Ghana | |
| In office 1966–1970 | |
| Preceded by | J. Sarkodee-Addo |
| Succeeded by | Edmund Alexander Lanquaye Bannerman |
| Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana | |
| In office 1962–1964 | |
| President | Kwame Nkrumah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 June 1906 Dodowa, Gold Coast |
| Died | 17 July 1979 (aged 73) Accra, Ghana |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Political party | Independent United Gold Coast Convention |
| Spouse | Adeline Y. Akufo-Addo (née Nana Yeboakua Ofori-Atta) (d. 2004) |
| Children | 4, including Nana Akufo-Addo |
| Education | Presbyterian Training College, Akropong Achimota College St Peter's College, Oxford Middle Temple |
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| Religion | Presbyterian |
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Edward Akufo-Addo JSC (26 Obiradzi 1906 – 17 Ayɛwoho 1979)[1][2] yɛ Ghana amanyɛnyi na mbranyimfo.